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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Chichester District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
235 approved · 510 refused · 334 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Oct 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
21 Boundary Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6EP
Received 12 Mar 2025Speedscroft Chapel Lane West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8QG
Received 13 Mar 2025Greengates 19 Marine Drive West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HE
Received 13 Mar 2025The Grange Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RE
Received 13 Mar 2025Chislehurst 53 Marine Drive West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HQ
Received 13 Mar 2025Land South Of Churchlands Cottages Village Road Kirdford West Sussex
Received 13 Mar 2025101 Grove Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8AR
Received 14 Mar 2025The Sheepwash Ham Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NX
Received 11 Mar 2025The Sheepwash Ham Road Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NX
Received 11 Mar 2025Owl Barn Lower Hone Farm Lower Hone Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8QN
Received 14 Mar 2025Land East Of Peacocks Plaistow Road Loxwood West Sussex
Received 11 Mar 202529 Marine Drive West Wittering Chichester West Sussex PO20 8HE
Received 14 Mar 202548 Broyle Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 6BA
Received 14 Mar 202568 Cedar Drive Chichester West Sussex PO19 3EJ
Received 12 Mar 2025Unit 3, 11 & 12 Baffins Court Baffins Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 1UA
Received 14 Mar 20251 Hall House Guildford Road Loxwood Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0SA
Received 14 Mar 2025Flintwalls The Street Boxgrove Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EE
Received 17 Mar 2025Appleton House Farm Drift Lane Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8PR
Received 17 Mar 2025Greenhouse Two Kellys Nursery Bell Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HY
Received 17 Mar 202524 Caledonian Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7PH
Received 17 Mar 2025The Forge Oak Lane Shillinglee Plaistow Godalming West Sussex GU8 4SQ
Received 17 Mar 202567 Street End Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7RG
Received 18 Mar 202514 South Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1EJ
Received 18 Mar 2025Stable Field Kirdford Road Wisborough Green West Sussex
Received 18 Mar 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Chichester District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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